Alveda King

Alveda Celeste King (born January 22, 1951) is the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and daughter of King's younger brother, Rev. A. D. King. She is a prominent American author, pro-life and civil rights activist and minister. She is a Fox News channel contributor and once served as a Senior Fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, a Washington, D.C. think-tank. She is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives and the founder of Alveda King Ministries.

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Early life

Alveda King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 22, 1951.

Education

Kng has a Masters of Arts degree in Business Management from Central Michigan University. She received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Saint Anselm College. She was elected to the Georgia State House of Representatives in 1978.[2]

Ministry

King is the founder of faith-based organization King for America, Inc.[3] She is the author of several books, including Sons of Thunder: The King Family Legacy,I Don't Want Your Man, I Want My Own and The Arab Heart.

In the early 1970s, King underwent two abortions, which later led her to become active in the pro-life movement.[4] She also opposes gay rights, citing the ex-gay movement: "I have met many ex-homosexuals just as I have met many ex-husbands, ex-wives, ex-drug addicts and ex-lawyers. Yet I have never met an ex-Negro, ex-Caucasian or ex-Native American."[5] She has six children and has been divorced three times.